Labor Day Weekend Family Gathering

This Labor Day we had a pitch-in dinner with all the kids and grandkids.

Each family chose a different country from which they prepared food.

Our dinner consisted of foods from Germany, Mexico, Russia,

Italy, Israel, Denmark, and Greece.  It was WONDERFUL!!!

I was also able to get a bounce house for the grandkids,

and we had volleyball, basketball and a few other yard games

as well as some board games inside.  It was an AWESOME day!!!

 

 

Great Food, Great Fun, Great Day!!!

Love getting this family together.



The Playhouse...Now Re-purposed...

Many many years ago this was built for our 2 youngest children.

It then sat vacant for a few years...

Then the grandchildren began arriving and it was put to use again.

Now most of the grands have outgrown it...so it has become homes for the backyard animals.

 

 

Both sections have now been painted barn red and new green metal roofs added.

The bottom section belongs to the ducks and the top section has been placed in the goat pen.

Everyone is very happy!!!



Around My Yard This Summer

Flowers along the front of the house.

More flowers.

Chicken pen flowers.
The chicks like a little beauty & color too.

The ducks are now laying eggs.
We have a pair of each breed.
We have named them Donald & Daisy
and Mr. Waddles & Matilda.

Our kittens are growing by leaps & bounds,



This year's garden did very well for us.
 Had plenty for ourselves as well as enough to share
with family and sell at the local farmer's market.

Our New Baby Goats

Our 4 new goats have stolen my heart!

I'm pleased to introduce...

We have Maggie, Penelope, Violet and Sweets.

Love these silly little babies.



Backyard Fun

 

Added flowers to the chicken area.

Love to look out my kitchen window

and see my chickens, but adding the flowers

makes it an even more beautiful picture to me.

 

The ducks have now moved outside.

I think they a much happier...

I know I am!!!

I did get the garden planted and it

is growing...hoping for enough for our needs,

as well as enough to share with family & friends

and some to sell at Farmer's Market.

Hope to share more later.

 

Hugs & Blessings,

Terry

Litter #3...The Final Litter!!!

Here is Miss Lucy and her babies.

She is the last of our cats to bless us with kittens...

Lucy also had 5 kittens...Yes that's a total of

FIFTEEN Babies!!!!

 

I see three vet appointments coming our way

 sometime in early July.

Fixed mommies...no more babies in our future.

 

 

Hugs,

Terry

 

 

Litter #2..

Litter #2 arrived this morning.

These little cuties belong to Dot.

 

There are also 5 in this litter.

Everyone seems healthy & happy :)

 

2 litters down...1 to go.

 

More to come...

 

 



New Babies

The first of three litters of kittens

arrived over night.  These little cuties belong to Ivy.

There are 5 little fur babies, all look to be

healthy & happy.

 

Two more litters expected over the week or two.

 

 

Hugs & Blessings



Catching Up...

Today's Spring storm brought with it some pea to marble size hail...

which I had the joy of driving home in...Yeah!!!

 

 

 

 

We have also been able to get the garden ready for planting,

thanks to my wonderful grandson :)  He did this 2 weeks ago,

and we did plant over the past few days.  Now concerned about how the seeds

and plants will survive today's storm...

 

And we have added ducks to the backyard mini farm!!!

Well they aren't exactly in the backyard just yet...

another couple weeks and they will be :)

Right now they just like to eat & swim.

The yellow ones are just beginning to get their "Quack",

so very cute!!

 

Haven't had time to get any sewing accomplished, but hoping to very soon.

Farmer's Market will be opening in about 3 weeks, and I'm

looking forward to that.  I have some herbs planted to sell and of course I

will have eggs and maybe some baked goods and crafts items.

 

Hugs & Blessings.

Terry



A New Artistic Adventure

I recently attended my first Home Arts Party.

Kind of a Wine & Canvas type gathering.

 

So here is my art work for the evening.

 

I had a wonderful time!!!

And so many of my friends and family

 are interested in giving it a try,

I will be hosting 2 parties at my house very soon.

Mine will be more of a Cake & Canvas or Coffee & Canvas.

I'm so excited because as the hostess I get to choose the painting to do. 

Maybe a new art form to work at for a change up now & then :)

 

 

Terry

 





More Chicks...

I had decided that I wasn't going to purchase anymore

baby chicks this year.  Thought I would stop with the 12

I bought last month.  I was so proud of myself, not going to over due.

But then the unimaginable happened...

My husband, who supposedly doesn't share my love of chickens,

decided I needed 6 more!!!

 

So I now have 2 Rhode Island Reds and 4 Red Stars

 to add to the backyard mini farm too.

I have to admit I wasn't at all upset with

these new arrivals :)

 

Hugs & Blessings,

Terry

 





That Time Of Year...

I love this time of the year!!!

I have a dozen new baby chicks.

So you know you will be getting weekly

updates on my new arrivals.

 

Hopefully soon we will be seeing some new baby goats...

and maybe, just maybe one or two will join our

backyard mini farm :)

 

I have also started planning the garden,

only on paper at this time, but soon,

very soon I will be out playing in the dirt!!!

 

Just another sign that Spring is on the  way.

 

 

 

Weekend project

 

Went to JoAnn's last week,

needed to use my coupons

and take advantage of

sale prices!!!

Here is part of what I brought home.

 

 I love to embroidery, but just haven't

done any for quite some time, so...

I bought some new transfers and

plain towels.  So this weekend

I decided to get a new kitchen towel started and finished.

 

Well here is my finished project.
The rooster looks a lot like my Richard :)

Thinking I will be doing more

embroidery in the very near future.

 

 

Hugs & Blessings,

Terry

Catching Up to the New Year

WOW!!!  It's been almost 3 months since my last entry...

Time has flown by, We have celebrated Thanksgiving,

Christmas, and entered into a New Year.

We've gone from beautiful Fall colors to

pure white glistening Snow, and

of course said "Goodbye" to 2015 and

"Hello" to 2016.

 

So now I will share a collage of pictures

of the time I have missed on here.

 

Thanksgiving Day

with all the Family

 

 

 

Our First Snow!!!

 

 

Family Christmas

This year our Christmas was very special,

My Mother flew up from Florida to join us.

This was a first...and I hope she will be

joining us more often for Christmas :)

 

 

 

My newest addition to the sewing/quilting room.

Now to find time to learn how to use it :)

I will keep you posted on this adventure.

I bought it used about 6 months ago,

but just yesterday found the time

to get it all set up.

 

Hugs & Blessings

and a Belated Happy New Year!!!